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GYRUS CLAY, OF SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

Letters Patent No. 65,543', dated' June 11, 1867.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN; Be it known that I, CYRUS CJAY, of Scranton, in the county ot' Luzerne, State .of' Pennsylvania, have invented certain new 'and useful improvements in Boot-Jacks; and the -following is fa full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making a part oi' this specification, in Whieh- I Figure 1 represents a side view of thejack, with a boot held in position at both heel and toe for drawing et?. Figure 2 shows a topview of the boot-jaclibail and toe support, with the handle breken oif. The object oi' my invention is to supportboth the heel and toc ot' the boot in a stationary posit-ion while drawing the foot from it; and consists in a cast-metal cup, with a socket in which to iit'a long handle, the cup and socket being in the form of a ladle, the same being connected by a wire bail with the prongs of a metal boot-jack of the ordinary form and construction.

`To enable others to make and use my invention, I will describe it more fully, referring to the drawings and the letters marked thereon. A

My improved boot-jack A. may be of cast metal -of any ornamental design, the prongs a a being elevated to a proper height to grasp the heel of'the boot B, by one or more projections I). To the ends of the prongs aa, a wire of suitable size and length `is hinged, it forming a bail passing through the upper portion of the socket c with handle d, so that when the heel of the boot is placed between the prongs a a, the concave cup or ladleC is easily placed on the toe of the boot, 'the handle d extending up a sufficient distance to be used conveniently, it forming a lever, the bail e e being the fulcrum to hold the boot firmly in the jack, while it is a support to steady the person while in .the actef' drawing oil' his boots.

It is well known that it is no easy matter to draw olf well-fitting boots, and that n. person requires something to steady his body in doing so; thus it will be seen that my improved boobjack, as above described, .m remedy all of the existing diiculty. l

Having thus fully described my inrention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The concave toe-cup c, handle d, and bail e e, as constructed and attached to the prongs a a, in combination with a metallic beet-jack, A, substantially as herein described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name on this 12th day of March, 1867.

' CYRUS' CLAY.

Witnesses:

SMIL. LLOYD,

J. P. Dien. 

